German Verbs List — A1 to C2

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1. haben forms the perfect aspect (have); to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to… verb hat · hatte · gehabt A1
2. sein forms the present perfect and past perfect tenses of certain verbs; As a copulative verb: verb ist · war · gewesen A1
3. werden will, to be going to, forms the future tense; would; forms the subjunctive tense of most… verb wird · wurde · geworden A1
4. können to be able (to do or be something), to have the possibility of, can.; to be to blame, to… verb kann · konnte · gekonnt A1
5. sagen to say (to pronounce; communicate verbally); to tell (to inform (someone) verbally) verb sagt · sagte · gesagt A1
6. machen to make, to produce, to create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.); to make,… verb macht · machte · gemacht A1
7. gehen to go, to walk; to leave verb geht · ging · gegangen A1
8. sehen to see; to have sight; to see (something); to perceive by vision verb sieht · sah · gesehen A1
9. wissen to know; to be aware of (a fact); to remember (with noch) verb weiß · wusste · gewusst A1
10. müssen to have to (do something); must; to be obliged (to do something); to need (to do… verb muss · musste · gemusst A1
11. kommen to come; to arrive; to come to; to come over (go somewhere so as to join someone else) verb kommt · kam · gekommen A1
12. wollen to want; to wish; to desire; to demand; to claim something verb will · wollte · gewollt A1
13. geben to give (changing ownership); to hand, to pass, to put within reach verb gibt · gab · gegeben A1
14. hören to hear (to perceive sounds (or a sound) through the ear); to hear verb hört · hörte · gehört A1
15. essen to eat; to eat; to dine verb isst · aß · gegessen A1
16. bleiben to remain (to continue to be); to keep (on); to continue [with infinitive ‘doing… verb bleibt · blieb · geblieben A1
17. nehmen to take (something into one's possession or on one's body); to take from verb nimmt · nahm · genommen A1
18. brauchen to need, to be in need of, to require; to need to, to have to verb braucht · brauchte · gebraucht A1
19. sprechen to speak (some language, the truth, etc.); to speak, to talk, to give a speech verb spricht · sprach · gesprochen A1
20. kennen to know; to be acquainted with; to be familiar with verb kennt · kannte · gekannt A1
21. arbeiten to work (to do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers); to work,… verb arbeitet · arbeitete · gearbeitet A1
22. verstehen to understand; to understand oneself, to understand each other, to be understood verb versteht · verstand · verstanden A1
23. spielen to play (engage in some activity for fun or entertainment); to play, to engage in (a… verb spielt · spielte · gespielt A1
24. schlafen to sleep; to sleep on something; to wait and think before making a decision verb schläft · schlief · geschlafen A1
25. trinken to drink (to drink liquids (in bottles, glasses, etc.) by mouth); to drink, to imbibe… verb trinkt · trank · getrunken A1
26. wiedersehen to see again, to meet again verb sieht wieder · sah wieder · wiedergesehen A1
27. dürfen to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may; to be allowed… verb darf · durfte · gedurft A1
28. lieben to love, to have a strong affection for (someone or something); to love one another verb liebt · liebte · geliebt A1
29. lernen to learn, to acquire knowledge; to study (revise or review materials) verb lernt · lernte · gelernt A1
30. laufen to walk; to jog; to run (to move on foot; either at a normal or an increased speed); to… verb läuft · lief · gelaufen A1
31. kaufen to buy, to purchase; to buy, to purchase for someone verb kauft · kaufte · gekauft A1
32. schreiben to write, to write out (use letters to make words and texts); to spell (use a particular… verb schreibt · schrieb · geschrieben A1
33. heißen to have a name; to be named; to be called; but implying that one “owns” this name, not… verb heißt · hieß · geheißen A1
34. lesen to read (to look at and understand symbols, words, or data); to read (to give off a… verb liest · las · gelesen A1
35. mögen to like (something or someone); would like; to want (something) verb mag · mochte · gemocht A1
36. öffnen to open (to make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut… verb öffnet · öffnete · geöffnet A1
37. antworten to answer, to reply verb antwortet · antwortete · geantwortet A1
38. wohnen to live, reside, dwell (to remain or be settled permanently, or for a considerable… verb wohnt · wohnte · gewohnt A1
39. danken to thank verb dankt · dankte · gedankt A1
40. schließen to shut; to close; to shut down; to lock verb schließt · schloss · geschlossen A1
41. scheinen to shine; to gleam; to seem; to appear; to look verb scheint · schien · geschienen A1
42. aufstehen to get up (move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position; to get up from… verb steht auf · stand auf · aufgestanden A1
43. duschen to shower; to shower someone or something (e.g. a child, a portion of one's body) verb duscht · duschte · geduscht A1
44. regnen to rain verb regnet · regnete · geregnet A1
45. schneien to snow; to fall in large quantities like snow verb schneit · schneite · geschneit A1
46. meinen to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose; to say; to utter; not used with nouns; not… verb meint · meinte · gemeint A2
47. glaube inflection of glauben: verb A2
48. helfen to help (someone); to assist; to aid verb hilft · half · geholfen A2
49. finden to find; to discover; to think, to consider, to find verb findet · fand · gefunden A2
50. sollen should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall; to be recommended (to do… verb soll · sollte · gesollt A2
51. glauben to believe something (to consider true); to believe in (to think something exists, or… verb glaubt · glaubte · geglaubt A2
52. bringen to bring, to fetch, to take, to convey, to bear; to bring, to lead, to guide, to accompany verb bringt · brachte · gebracht A2
53. warten to wait (for); to maintain (chiefly a machine, e.g. a car or heating) verb wartet · wartete · gewartet A2
54. denken to think; not to forget; to remember verb denkt · dachte · gedacht A2
55. vergessen to forget (lose remembrance of); to forget (fail to do something out of forgetfulness) verb vergisst · vergaß · vergessen A2
56. fahren to go at speed; to go; to run; to drive; to sail verb fährt · fuhr · gefahren A2
57. stehen to stand (to be upright, support oneself in an erect position); to be, to stand (to be… verb steht · stand · gestanden A2
58. treffen to meet; to encounter; to hit; to strike verb trifft · traf · getroffen A2
59. suchen to search, to look for; to seek, to strive, to intend, to try verb sucht · suchte · gesucht A2
60. holen to (go) get, to fetch (to go somewhere and take something to bring back); to get, to cop… verb holt · holte · geholt A2

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